Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 're , and they 're very good and they , they tend to stay a long time . |
| 2 | ‘ They 've waited a long time . |
| 3 | They 've had a long time to crack a lot of these problems pardon |
| 4 | She says they 've had a good time . |
| 5 | Oh yeah yeah they 've had a good time I think down there |
| 6 | Well I think it 's been a mans world , they , they 've had a wonderful time ! |
| 7 | a matter will be er that we going to fight er , easily er so I mean i , it meant that the er , that er er some more should be brought out so that it er does er adhere to what er these er er government departments er expect as a response rather than er er as this considered issue raising er , we can er facilitate that er quite er easily but er I think er the the main point is what Hugh has said , that er we opposed it because it 's not going to help in my view it 's not going to help er the patients , the patients are not going to come off any better as a result of er , these er er what I would say and I feel and er the , I I I 'd like to know what er the GP 's think about cos GP 's usually erm er , advise their patients if they have to wait a long time from one hospital , they would advise them to go into London and er , if that 's been stopped as been er that 's been stated erm then erm , er the GP 's are not going to feel very happy about their patients er , getting er erm a lesser service . |
| 8 | After all , they have had a long time to become used to them . |
| 9 | for referral to the Parliamentary Commissioner or a Local Councillor for referral to the Local Commissioner , although it must be remembered that the Local Commissioner can only investigate after a complaint has been brought to the attention of the authority complained against and they have had a reasonable time to reply . |